Shepherd offers trips to Greece and Italy in March, Germany in May

ISSUED: 7 November 2014MEDIA CONTACT: Valerie Owens

SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV — Shepherd University’s Department of Business Administration through the Continuing Education Office is offering two faculty-led study abroad trips in the spring of 2015 that will offer undergraduate and M.B.A. credit.

The Business of Cultural Tourism in Italy and Greece trip is planned during spring break, March 13-22, 2015. Participants will spend several days in Rome, and explore Pompeii and Vesuvius. They will take a cruise from Sorrento to Greece, where they will continue the study of cultural icons, food, and wine from Patros to Athens.

Brewing Up Business: The Economic Impact of Microbreweries trip is scheduled for May 10-20, 2015. It will focus on the business of breweries. The trip will include castle tours and visits to Holocaust sites. Participants will visit Heidelberg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, and Munich.

Cost for the trips vary for students and community members. For more information or to register go to www.efcst.com. The tour number for The Business of Cultural Tourism in Italy and Greece is 1532739SV. The tour number for Brewing Up Business: The Economic Impact of Microbreweries is 1561393VX.